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Located 5.33 km SW of Boiestown: Stanley Parish, York County: first called Miramichi Portage Road: in 1866 Miramichi Portage Road was a farming community with approximately 12 resident families: renamed Astle in honour of John Astle, an early innkeeper: in 1904 Astle was a flag station on the Canada Eastern Railway with a population of 25: PO Astle 1940-1970: included Averys Portage.

Latitude : 46° 25'

Longitude : 66° 28'

County : York

Parish : Stanley

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Hickey 1.28 90° E
Taxis River 3.71 0° N
Texas River 3.71 0° N
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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